ÖNORM EN 1997-2|Ground investigation and testing

The contents of the prestandards

  • ENV 1997-2 “Geotechnical design - Part 2: Design assisted by laboratory and testing” and
  • ENV 1997-3 “Geotechnical design - Part 3: Design assisted by field testing”

were merged in EN 1997-2.

EN 1997-2 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1997-1 and provides rules supplementary to EN 1997-1 related to:

  • planning and reporting of ground investigations;
  • general requirements for a number of commonly used laboratory and field tests;
  • interpretation and evaluation of test results;
  • derivation of values of geotechnical parameters and coefficients.

Establishment of characteristic values is covered in EN 1997-1.

Only commonly used geotechnical laboratory and field tests are covered in this standard. These were selected on the basis of their importance in geotechnical practice, availability in commercial geotechnical laboratories and existence of an accepted testing procedure in Europe. The laboratory tests on soils are mainly applicable to saturated soils.

Current document

ÖNORM EN 1997-2
Eurocode 7 - Geotechnical design - Part 2: Ground investigation and testing

Current Status:

ÖNORM EN

Publication:

2010-08-15

Further Information & Order:

ÖNORM EN 1997-2

National Annex

The national annex, ÖNORM B 1997-2, is in preparation. This document will replace ÖNORM B 4402 "Geotechnical engineering - Geotechnical investigations for civil engineering purposes".